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mello dude

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  1. Always wanted one of those.....
  2. ^^^ Both ways - I'm kinda at how steep is steep? I might be tempted to do the dirt bike thing - stand on the pegs and cover the rear brake. Its probly a gotta be there thing, but covering the front could an invite for a wash out. - Caveat for me - I yanked the linked brakes off my ride. - Hated them.
  3. The linked brakes on your ride will make it a PIA.
  4. ^^^^ Would love to have one those sport classics - very cool...
  5. I've learned my lesson on not to buy a cheap mc battery. The last one I got was a autozone replacement and it lasted 19 months. At the end of it the thing decided to shit battery acid all over my swingarm. -- Spend the bucks for a quality part. Some electric stuff from a viffer forum junkie...... - Your bike has a wiring harness recall. Has it been done? - Viffer's are prone to charging system failure. A lot of the problem is honda cheaped out and wiring and connectors are undersized for the duty required. - Spend the bucks on a multimeter and check system as part of routine maitenance. Every oil change is a good interval. (I added a digital meter up front to watch mine.) - The connectors are prone to corrosion - check and clean anually. - There is a high fallout of the stock OEM shunt style R/Rs. Its worth it to go to a MOSFET type or Series type. - OEM stators are good for about 50k, not bad. But the 16 gauge wire to the R/R is a bit wimpy. - There's miles of threads on fixes and upgrades if interested. If you want me to post a quick check list on checking the charge system, let me know.
  6. VFR750 wouldnt be too bad. Its a pretty good for a do all bike. Even though its about 90 hp, its not exactly a quick reving bike. With the V4 its got a ez tractable mid range.
  7. I had a '95 for about 6 years. Rode it everywhere local and all over the place WV to Georgia on multiple trips. Great bike!
  8. Interesting idea. Looks like the the brake torque is transfered direct from the disk to the center hub instead of the classic disk to button to hub. Kinda one of those - why didnt I think of that ideas. Probly cheaper to assemble in that it goes together with a hex wrench and you dont need the the button hardware and the special machine to put it together.
  9. Jeez, cruisers are all about comfortable. A sofa on wheels. Lay back enjoy the day. Ok - big hint going on here. --Day Trips Exactly that. Its a different style of riding. Performance is really not part of the equation. Just big torque. Pull the bike along at 50mph. 0-60? Who cares? Been riding a bunch of years and really the only way for sanity is with the multi bike syndrome. (MBS) The core of it has to be a least 2 bikes - a sport/sporty bike plus a cruiser. One to go fast, one to go slow. Sorta like sometimes you like steak, other days a pizza is good. To the OP. One bike? Your talking VFR. Quasi comfortable. Great for day rides. Good all around performance. Weekend mountain twisty capable. Multi week touring if desired. Capable as commuter. Its a core bike.
  10. Agree with Jbot, its been down hard a couple times. You have no clue if the forks or frame has been tweeked or other hidden issues. If it we me, I would pass. There's others.....
  11. http://dayton.craigslist.org/mcy/3346666399.html http://dayton.craigslist.org/mcy/3342342395.html Worth a look
  12. mello dude

    02 vfr800

    Wow , that is sweet. Super clean. Good deal... (+20hp, yeah right- lol)
  13. http://dayton.craigslist.org/mcy/3342342395.html
  14. $199 for a set of Pilot Powers is a decent deal. These are sport tires so dont expect them to last as long as a PR2 or Roadsmart. -- If I was needing tires I would grab them. I have a PP in the front and like it. --Got about 2800 on a rear Roadsmart and around 2k on a PP front. Plenty of tread left.-- I never have a front and a rear wear out at the same time. For sport tires, I typically get 5300 on the front and 3300 on the rear. Kinda experimenting with the Roadsmart in the rear if I can get double the miles, I'll be happy.
  15. What's with the mini mirror on the bike that the guy watches himself ride?
  16. So - its not some kind of bug/virus that screws your PC? -- Kinda tired of it.
  17. Been on the market a couple years - I would like to try one sometime. I typically have gone the corbin route, and lots of viffer guys go for Sarget. Nice to have another choice. Know anybody that has one?
  18. Gotta make it to the Isle one of these years... Here's my fav vid http://www.ohioriders.net/showthread.php?p=885555#post885555
  19. Probly need to take care of that switch. Could be a partial contact thing going on there and messing with the circuit. Knock out the switch fix, and see if the other stuff is still there..
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